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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         50   1159 PM  92    1910  67    -17       69
  MINIMUM         44    650 AM  28    2008  45     -1       34
                                      1958
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.60          1.09 2006   0.13   0.47     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.05                      3.26   0.79     3.40
  SINCE MAR 1      6.35                      5.50   0.85     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1      8.33                      7.68   0.65     8.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        10      8       13
  MONTH TO DATE  347                       426    -79      438
  SINCE MAR 1    728                      1237   -509     1240
  SINCE JUL 1   4948                      6122  -1174     6182

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         9      3        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        10     34        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        10     34        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM
 LOWEST     82           300 AM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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